There is so much hatred in the world and we find it so hard to comprehend. When a child comes into the world, they do not know the emotions hate or love. They must be taught these.

Yes, there is the instinctive love a baby has for it's mother and father, but love to be felt toward others is an acquired emotion.

So is the emotion hate. This emotion is learned in the home. Watching parents and siblings and how they react to each other and to the outside world. Sitting at the dinner table at night, listening to adults talk about their hatred of someone who they work with, someone who cut them off on the road that day, someone who treated them poorly...

BUT especially, the hate that is spewed about the people who are a different nationality, or ethnicity or race or religion. This is the hatred we deal with that causes young men and women from a multitude of countries to have to pick up weapons and fight each other.

As we were brought up in a Roman Catholic household, we were taught that the Bible teaches to 'love thy neighbor' and that god forgives those who sin. Forgiveness and love are basic tenets within the Bible.

This is also true of the Tanakh, the Jewish Bible which is composed of the Torah, the Nevi'im and the Ketuvim.

This is also true of the Qur'an (Koran), the holy book for Muslims. The Qur'an's teachings on matters of war and peace have become topics of heated discussion in recent years.

This misinterpretation tends to be on both sides, both Muslim and non-Muslim alike. Some critics allege that some verses of the Qur'an in their historical and literary context sanction military action against unbelievers as a whole both during the lifetime of Muhammad and after.

In response to this criticism, some Muslims argue that such verses of the Qur'an are taken out of context, and claim that when the verses are read in context it clearly appears that the Qur'an prohibits aggression, and allows fighting only in self defense.

Here within our borders, the great USA, there is still too much hatred.

Between the different nationalities...

Between the different races...

So, what it comes down to is you and me. Each of us taking the responsibility to talk to our children and not spew hatred. We can be only two generations away from PEACE if it began today.

If those around the world all made a vow to teach the children of today that love and acceptance were the only acceptable form of living their lives.

We always stressed in our home that everyone was the same...no one was different from us...

Treat everyone the way you would like to be treated...

Ah...The GREAT GOLDEN RULE....

Do Unto Others As You Would Want Them To Do Unto You

Learned it as a kid...and in the end it seems to come back to that simple statement...

Come on baby take a ride with meIm up from Indiana down to TennesseeEverything is cool as can be in a peaceful world

People know this world is a wreckWere sick and tired of being politically correctI see through it now but I didn't at firstThe hypocrites made it worse and worseLookin down their noses at what people sayThese are just words and words are okayIts what you do and not what you sayIf you're not part of the future then get out of the way

Come on baby take a ride with meI'm up from Indiana down to TennesseeEverything is cool as can be in a peaceful worldRacism lives in the u.s.a.Get hip to what Martin Luther did have to sayI don't want my kids being brought up this wayHatred to each other is not okayWell I'm not a preacher just a singer sonI can see more work to be doneIts what you do and not what you sayIf youre not part of the future then get out of the way

Come on baby take a ride with meI'm up from Indiana down to TennesseeEverything is cool as can be in a peaceful world

Lay back the top and ride with meIm up from Indiana down to TennesseeEverything is cool as can beIn a peaceful world

The moneys good and the works okLooks like everything is rolling our wayTil you gotta look the devil in the eyeYou know that bastards one big lieSo be careful with your heart and what you loveMake sure that it was sent from aboveIts what you do and not what you sayIf youre not part of the future then get out of the way

Come on baby take a ride with meIm up from Indiana down to TennesseeEverything is cool as can be in a peaceful world

Lay back the top and ride with meIm up from Indiana down to TennesseeEverything is cool as can beIn a peaceful world

Today one year ago we "found each other" in the Blogosphere, my friend. So today marks the first anniversary of Blogblast for Peace and the first anniversary of our friendship. Thank you so much, Vinny!

Hey Bond. This addresses some of the issues I have with 'wishing' for peace.

However it all still troubles me - I don't like religion. I don't think it's necessarily just religion promoting militant actions but each religion inherently presumes that it's viewpoint is right - therefore others must be wrong. It all just confuses me and I really don't understand.

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